DENTSPLY International Names Dr. Michael C. Alfano as Director.Business Editors YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ-XRAY) today announced that Dr. Michael C. Alfano, Dean of the College of Dentistry at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors with his initial term expiring at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This action enlarged the membership of the Board from ten to eleven Directors. Dr. Alfano has had an illustrious and multifaceted career, including academics, business, public health and private practice. At Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University, at Florham-Madison and Teaneck-Hackensack, N.J.; coeducational; incorporated and opened 1942 as a junior college, became a four-year college in 1948 and a university in 1956. School of Dentistry, Hackensack, NJ, he served as Professor in the Department of Periodontics periodontics: see dentistry. and Oral Medicine, Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Affairs and Research, and Chairman of Graduate Oral Biology. During his tenure with Block Drug Company of Jersey City, NJ, he was a member of the Board of Directors, Senior Vice President for Research & Technology and President of Block Professional Dental Products Company. Dr. Alfano's public health service has been exemplary. He served as a Consultant to and a member of various public health organizations, including the American Dental Association's Future of Dentistry Committee and the Council on Dental Research's Foods, Nutrition and Dental Health Advisory Committee; a Member of the Medical Advisory Committee, Office of the Governor for the State of New York; a Member of the Board of Overseers, School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; a Member of the Advisory Board, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery; a Member of the Committee on Nutrition, New York Academy of Medicine The New York Academy of Medicine was founded in 1847 by a group of leading New York City metropolitan area physicians as a voice for the medical profession in medical practice and public health reform. and a member of the Editorial Board for the American Journal of Dentistry. He was also appointed to the National Advisory Dental Research Council of the National Institutes of Health and is a member of the Board of Governors of The International Association of Student Clinicians - American Dental Association American Dental Association (ADA), n.pr a nonprofit professional association whose membership is dental professionals in the United States. Its purpose is to assist its members in providing the highest professional and ethical care to the citizens of the (SCADA). Dr. Alfano has received numerous honors and awards recognizing his professional accomplishments. He received an Achievement Award at the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics prosthodontics: see dentistry. and Distinguished Alumnus Awards from both the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey and comprises eight distinct academic units: the New Jersey Medical School, the New Jersey Dental School, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is an American dental school located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. . Dr. Alfano studied biology at Rutgers University and received his D.M.D. degree from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. He earned his Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry and oral biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . He received training in Periodontics from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry. Dr. Alfano and his wife, Jo-Ann, have two children and reside in New York City. DENTSPLY designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for the dental market. The Company believes that it is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental prosthetics, endodontic Endodontic Pertaining to the inside structures of the tooth, including the dental pulp and tooth root, and the periapical tissue surrounding the root. Mentioned in: Root Canal Treatment endodontic instruments and materials, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, and crown and bridge materials; the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental x-ray equipment, dental handpieces, intraoral cameras, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials; and a leading United States manufacturer or distributor of impression materials, orthodontic appliances, dental cutting instruments and dental operatory software systems. The Company distributes its dental products in over 120 countries under some of the most well established brand names in the industry. DENTSPLY is committed to the development of innovative, high quality, cost-effective new products for the dental market. |
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